Erik Satie Mostly Tonal Award

Erik Satie Mostly Tonal Award

To encourage the creation and exposure of new melodic and tonal
music, the Eclectix concert series initiated the international
composition competition entitled the Erik Satie Mostly Tonal Award.
Winners received a performance and a small stipend.

Below are the award categories for each year, the winner, and their
winning composition that was performed - followed by the performers,
date and location of the concert.

1987 Trios (any mix of woodwinds, strings, brass, or harp)

Winner: Allan Blank of Richmond, Virginia

"Fantasy on Cantillation Motives" for violin, viola and cello
Mark Feldman, violin
Jim Griffith, viola
Garro Yellin, cello

May 16, 1988, New School Auditorium, NYC

1988 Songs (1 voice + 1 or 2 instruments)

Winner: Earl Robinson of Santa Barbara, California
Three songs composed for baritone and piano:

"Now" (text: Earl Robinson)

"Rose of Sharon" (text: Lewis Allan)

"One Sweet Morning" (text: Yip Harburg)

Marion Cowings, baritone
David Hollister, piano

March 31, 1989, Madison Ave Presbyterian Church, NYC

1989 Flute Music (flute + 1 or 2 instruments)

Winner: Paul Safar of Eugene, Oregon
"Scenes of an American Winter" for flute and piano
Susan Eberenz, flute
Kenneth Laufer, piano
May 18, 1990, CAMI Hall, NYC

1991 Brass Music (5 or less brass instruments)

Winner: Howard 3 . Buss of Allentown, Pennsylvania
"Concord" for 2 trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba
Saturday Brass Quintet
Terry Szor, trumpet
Charles Olsen, trumpet
Lawrence A. DiBello, french horn
Richard Kessler, trombone
Kyle Turner, tuba
March 21, 1992, CAMI Hall, NYC